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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam
The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- thepowerpackk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: the power pack <ht323842@gmail.com>
Reply-To: thepowerpackk@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2022 04:57:24 -0700
Subject: Donation
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Good day dear beneficiaries,
You have received this message from the Power Pack Foundation;
We are The Power Pack and the winner of the $731.1 million Powerball
jackpot. We are one of the largest jackpot winners in the history of
the Maryland Lottery in the United States. We won this lottery on
January 20, 2021 and would like to inform you that Google, in
cooperation with Microsoft, sent your "email address" at my request to
receive a donation of $ 3 million . We're giving you this $3 million
to help charities and poor people in your community so we can make the
world a better place for everyone. Please visit the website below for
more information so as not to be skeptical about this $3 million
donation
Click on the link below:
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/dollar7311m-powerball-jackpot-ticket-claimed-maryland-lottery/36547950#
Please reply to: (thepowerpackk@gmail.com) so we can go to the right
bank to issue a $3 million ATM card. This ATM card is supplied
together with your PIN for accessing your funds. Remember that all
replies to this message must be sent to (thepowerpackk@gmail.com) for
more information on how to receive this donation with a universal ATM
card that will be sent to you as soon as possible. Get in touch with
us as soon as possible
Regards,
Power Pack Foundation
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Powerball Jackpot Winner
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